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 Introduction to
the Philosophy of
the Human
Person
Teacher Arvin
 The Meaning and Method of Doing
Philosophy

Objectives: at the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

1. Distinguish a holistic perspective from a partial point of view

2. Realize the value of doing philosophy in obtaining a broad perspective on life
3. Do a philosophical reflection on a concrete situation from a holistic perspective
Before heading on to our lesson, let us first check what you already
know!

WHAT I KNOW?

INSTRUCTION: Write your answer in the space provided below.

WHAT I KNOW?
What words come to mind when you hear the word Philosophy? Why do
we need to study Philosophy?
 Concepts and Definitions

WHAT’S IN?
Philosophy comes from the two Greek words philo meaning “love” or “friendship” and
sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus, philosophy means “love of wisdom.”

Love is an urge or a drive of a wisdom means the application of

will towards a particular object. knowledge. Thus, wisdom cannot be
As a drive, love always seeks dissociated from knowledge
unity with its object and desires
to posses its object. 
 Concepts and Definitions
WHAT’S IN?
The ancient Greeks used this term to refer to “love of wisdom” and they soon applied it to
the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons,
an principles which govern all things

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence,

knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
 Concepts and Definitions

Philosophy in simple words is a way of thinking about the

world, the universe, and society.

It works by asking very basic questions about the nature of

human thought, the nature of the universe, and the
connections between them. The ideas in philosophy are
often general and abstract.
 Philosophy of the Human Person

Philosophy is the study of humans and the world by thinking and

asking questions. It is a science and an art. Philosophy tries to answer
important questions by coming up with answers about real things and
asking "why?"
Technical Definition of Philosophy
Its real definition can be stated as: scientia rerum per causas primas sub lumine
rationis naturalis.

We may translate this as: “the science of beings in their ultimate reasons, causes,
and principles acquired by the aid of human reason alone
(Bittle, 1984).”
Philosophy is a science.
The word science comes from the Latin verb scire, which
means “to know”. Thus, science is about possessing a
certain kind of knowledge.

Some people say that science is about knowing facts.

Science is much more than that; for everyone knows
certain basic facts, such as “leaves are green” that “people
get cancer” but that doesn't make them scientists.
Science is about reasoned facts
In other words, one has science when he knows the
reason for or the cause of the fact. That is why
science is fundamentally a knowledge of things
through their proper causes and reasons.

Clearly there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom.

Some people have a great deal of learning, but very little
wisdom.
What's new?

Do you know of
some Greek
Philosophers?
 ypgotharas 

(570 BCE to 495 BCE)- A mathematician and

scientist, he was credited with formulating the
Pythagorean theorem.
 Pythagoras 

Pythagoras (570 BCE to 495 BCE)- A mathematician

and scientist, he was credited with formulating the
Pythagorean theorem.
 seraclituh

(535 BCe to 475 BCE)- He proposed that everything

that exists is based on a
higher order or plan which he called logos.
 Heraclitus

Heraclitus (535 BCe to 475 BCE)- He proposed that

everything that exists is based on a
higher order or plan which he called logos.
 Deomcrtius

(460 BCE to 370 BCE)- He devoted himself to the

study of the causes of natural
phenomena.
 Democritus

Democritus (460 BCE to 370 BCE)- He devoted

himself to the study of the causes of natural
phenomena.
 giodenes of Sionpe

(412 BCE to 323 BCE)- He was a known advocate

of living a simple and
virtuous life.
 Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope (412 BCE to 323 BCE)- He was

a known advocate of living a simple and
virtuous life.
 Epicuurs

(341 BCE to 270 BCE)- He believed that

philosophy could enable man to live a life
of happiness.
 Epicurus

Epicurus (341 BCE to 270 BCE)- He believed that

philosophy could enable man to live a life
of happiness.
 Sscrateo

(470 BCE to 399 BCE)- He was considered the foremost philosophers of

ancient times. He was credited with formulating the Socratic method-
means of examining a topic by devising a series of questions that let the
learner examine and analyze his knowledge and views regarding the topic.
 Socrates
Socrates (470 BCE to 399 BCE)- He was considered the foremost
philosophers of ancient times. He was credited with formulating the
Socratic method- means of examining a topic by devising a series of
questions that let the learner examine and analyze his knowledge and
views regarding the topic.
 otalp

(427 BCE to 347 BCE)- A student of Socrates, he wrote down his

mentor’s teaching and incorporated some of his own ideas into them. his
most significant ideas included his Theory of Forms, which proposes that
everything that exist is based on an idea or template than can only be
perceived in the mind.
 Plato

Plato (427 BCE to 347 BCE)- A student of Socrates, he wrote down his
mentor’s teaching and incorporated some of his own ideas into them. his
most significant ideas included his Theory of Forms, which proposes that
everything that exist is based on an idea or template than can only be
perceived in the mind.
 rasiottel

(384 BCE to 322 BCE)- He attended the Academy, and was the prominent
student of Plato. For him, all ideas and views are based on perception and
our reality is based on what we can sense and perceive. His studies in logic
led to the formulation of a formal process of analyzing reasoning which
give rise to deductive reasoning-the process by which specific statements
are analysed to reach a conclusion or generalization.
 Aristotle

Aristotle (384 BCE to 322 BCE)- He attended the Academy, and was the
prominent student of Plato. For him, all ideas and views are based on
perception and our reality is based on what we can sense and perceive. His
studies in logic led to the formulation of a formal process of analyzing
reasoning which give rise to deductive reasoning-the process by which
specific statements are analysed to reach a conclusion or generalization.
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